“Over the vale” by Sam Adams ,This entry was posted in Art Journey and tagged blackmore countryside dorset hidden inspiring landscape scenery secret unspoilt vale on 14/05/2016 by Sampoppy One of my secret places done a rustic old lane in the back waters of Marnhall and where Thomas hardy gained inspiration for his story “Tess of the Durbevilles .What a truly unspoilt landscape this is in North Dorset.